Editing Stephen Carpenter (section)

==Artistry==
Carpenter has stated that he mostly listens to [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], but outside of hip hop, [[Meshuggah]], [[Fear Factory]], [[Metallica]], [[Slayer]], [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], and [[Faith No More]] are some of his influences.<ref name="deftonesworld.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.deftonesworld.com/members.htm |title=DEFTONESWORLD.com - It's all about the deftones |website=www.deftonesworld.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060103095216/http://www.deftonesworld.com/members.htm |archive-date=2006-01-03}}</ref> He has also stated that his favorite album of all time is ''[[Chaosphere]]'' by Meshuggah, saying: "The most brutal record I've heard, from second one to second last. It left me wondering where the hell I'd been the whole time."<ref name="deftonesworld.com"/> While recording Deftones' ''[[Diamond Eyes]]'', he claimed that the only artist he listened to was American rapper [[Tech N9ne]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2010/06/11/all-eyes-on-the-deftones-the-stephen-carpenter-interview/ | title=All Eyes on the Deftones: The Stephen Carpenter Interview | publisher=[[MetalSucks]] | date=June 11, 2010 | access-date=November 15, 2013 | author=DF, Anso}}</ref>